TITLE:
Delay in Tuberculosis Diagnosis among Tuberculosis Patients at the Three Hospitals: Asella, Robe and Abomsa of Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, March, 2015
AUTHORS:
Abdulbasit Hamza, Meaza Demissie, Sisay Gare, Getu Teshome
KEYWORDS:
Delay, Tuberculosis Diagnosis, Patients, Hospital, Arsi, Ethiopia
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.2 No.12,
December
15,
2015
ABSTRACT:
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health problem.
Delay in tuberculosis diagnosis may worsen the disease and increase
transmission within the general population. This study estimated the prevalence
of diagnosis delay and its determinants. Objective: To measure the magnitude of
patient and health service delay and identify the factors associated with the
delay. Methodology: A facility based cross-sectional study design was conducted
at the three hospitals of Arsi Zone from December 2014-March 2015. All above 15
years old, all forms of TB patient who were on intensive phase and who were
diagnosed during the data collection period were included in the study. Data
were collected using semi-structured questionnaire and patient record review.
Binary and multivariate logistic regressions were done using SPSS Ver. 20, to
investigate determinants of patient, health system and total dely. The P-value
of